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What is the difference between HIV negative and HIV non-reactive?
NON-REACTIVE (HIV-NEGATIVE): “Your results are HIV-negative. This means the test did not detect HIV antibodies at this time.” REACTIVE (HIV-POSITIVE):
What does a nonreactive test mean?
Negative Test Result. A nonreactive test result indicates that signs of the condition being tested for are not present.
What stage of HIV test is negative?
This is called your viral load. You can get a negative test if your viral load is still low. A NAT can tell you if you have HIV as early as 7 to 28 days after infection. It gives the quickest result, but it’s also the most expensive.
Can a person have HIV and still test negative?
While many HIV tests are extremely accurate, they do not achieve 100\% accuracy. A false negative is a test result that says a person does not have HIV when, in fact, they do. False negative results most often occur when people test in the first few weeks after infection, during the ‘window period’ of a test.
Does a non reactive test mean negative?
Nonreactive vs. A nonreactive result means that the fluid sample did not contain HIV antigens or antibodies that the test aims to react to at the time of testing. It can mean a person has tested negative for HIV. However, if an individual has a nonreactive result, it does not necessarily mean they do not have HIV.
Can you get HIV from a non reactive person?
A non-reactive result means that no HIV antibodies were found. This would find any exposures which happened 6 weeks prior to test or before that. A non-reactive test does not mean that a person is immune to HIV in the future, only that they do not show the virus in their body at the time of the test.
What is is the meaning of a non-reactive HIV test result?
A non-reactive result means HIV negative. A reactive result means you mightbe HIV positive. A second test is needed to confirm the results An indeterminate results mean the test results was unclear and needs another test. There is no such thing as a reactive negative result. This might be a communication error from the test centre.
Is HIV reactive or nonreactive?
Most people develop enough antibodies in their blood that can be detected using a rapid HIV test around the end of the third month after infection. A non-reactive test does not indicate that a person is immune to HIV or that they cannot contract it in the future, according to Young Men’s Health.
What means anti-HCV non reactive?
Non-Reactive: A person with a non-reactive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody result is considered uninfected. No further evaluation or follow up is necessary unless a recent infection is suspected or other evidence exists to indicate HCV infection. Weakly-Reactive: A weakly-reactive HCV antibody result indicates possible current or past infection.